Golden Sun is an iconic Game Boy Advance RPG and continues to inspire its contemporaries. And here’s another proof.
There was a time when RPGs made in Japan reigned supreme. While still popular, nostalgic players tend to associate their golden age with the 90’s and early 2000’s. Final Fantasy 7 (among other episodes of the series), Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana… Some of the iconic RPGs date from this period. This also applies to Golden Sun, which inspired many of its contemporaries with its suites. underneath, Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secretsjust announced.
A tribute to Golden Sun, but not only
In 2018, an indie developer named Christophe Galati released Save Me Mr. Tako. It was an 8-bit 2D game that combined action and platforming and was inspired by the cult Game Boy games, specifically The Legend of Zelda. The man is back now Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets, whose first trailer has just been unveiled. This time Christophe Galati looks at 3D and in particular at the 32-bit games of the Game Boy Advance. The result is an old-school RPG, heavily inspired by Golden Sun and his colleagues. Keep in mind that the RPG developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo was first released in Japan in August 2001 before appearing in Europe a few months later.
An ultra-complete old-school role-playing game
If it’s an indie game Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets Don’t do things by halves. This vintage A-RPG can be added to your “Wish List” on Steam and is about to be the subject of a Kickstarter campaign. It should be varied and very complete. Exploration, puzzles, and combat blend together like one Golden Sun and other role-playing games of the time. On the other hand, the title wants to be more dynamic by not offering turn-based confrontations but in real time. This puts you in control of six characters. You only control one at a time, but you can switch on the fly to adapt to the situation at hand. Of course, everyone has their own skills, but also … magical octopuses. These need to be found and trained to be upgraded to help you in battle or solve puzzles. In fact, their importance is also crucial in the game’s story, as they form the core of its lore.
After centuries of peace following the final war between kraken and humans, the world must confront the mysteries of its past. Wild animals gradually disappear, after the emergence of the mysterious Temple of Order, tensions arise between countries, cracks appear all over the world and cast shadows. […] Gather six heroes and their Kraken to save a world engulfed by the mysteries of their past.
Summary of Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets, via steam
Planned for PC via Steam, Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets currently has no exit window.
